I agree with rogXue, except I don’t have children. So Kinect doesn’t appeal to me or my coin! Now after I saw the Star Wars section of the Kinect E3 Demo I thought hey that might be ok…….then I was reminded of how many times Lucas has raped the fans. Forget that…….running away!!

I just don’t understand who Microsoft is trying to appeal to here. The hardcore (most of us here) don’t seem to care about Kinect. The casuals already have the Wii (And won’t care to buy another system), and if they don’t…they are going to see either a $200 Wii or a $300 360 with Kinect on the store shelves. They will most likely go with the Wii because of it’s price.

As it is right now, this cool new technology will ultimately fail. First, there is very little software supporting the technology, so only a handful of individuals who are really excited about the technology or a single game will buy the hardware, resulting in a low install base. Second, seeing this low install base and a lack of return on investment, developers will make very little to no effort to develop games for this technology. Lastly, very few games will result in fewer and fewer people adopting this new tech. And the circle goes round.

In order for this technology to be successful, you are going to need to do a couple things. First, it needs to be bundled with all new hardware without a price increase. This will hurt, but in the long run you will be better off. Second, for the HUGE install base you already have, you need to price the add-on very low so people who want the hardware, and more importantly people on the fence, will adopt it. Once the hardware is attached to more xbox systems, developers will be more comfortable investing in games for the system resulting in more games, more choice, and people wanting to adopt the system. You get your return on investment from the games not the hardware itself.

The $150 price tag makes my decision very easy for me- I’ll pass on Kinect. I guess Microsoft is going after the same people that are willing to pay $5 for fake virtual clothing for their avatar (I don’t get it). I predict this will sink like the HD DVD addon… Microsoft will stop supporting Kinect just like it did for their force feedback steering wheel- at least with the wheel you get feedback- I have no desire to move air…

I am planning on trying move (will be a $50 investment since I have the camera)… at least I will be able to play Tiger Woods in HD- I am enjoying Tiger 11 on the Wii except for the graphics…

I am disappointed with Kinect- I plan on not falling for Microsoft’s expensive experiment…

Hahaha $150 with game is too much? You buy a $300-$400 system and pay $60 for games plus $50 a year for Gold and $150 is “too much”? My suggestion is to go buy a last gen system and some used games…. $150 for Kinect and a game is about right. I will use it for what it is great at… Being a GREAT hands free remote! Plus it has the camera. What, $150 is too much for a remote? Tell that to Logitech which has sold (and STILL sells) $100-$300 Harmoney remotes for YEARS!

The $150 price won’t last too long because it isn’t going to sell well. Nearly all the games are for a “casual” audience, but the price is anything but. I think MS is making a mistake because once the numbers come out that it isn’t selling well, developers will think twice before making games for it. And it will be a downward spiral from there.

I think it is a HUGE mistake not offering a $399 deal with Kinect and the 250GB 360s.

I am planning on getting Kinect, but Microsoft will lose a console sale since they are not offering the ‘real’ bundle people like me were waiting for.

Not to mention the fact that right now they are saying there are no current plans to offer the 250GB HDD add-on for the 360s. What the hell are these 360s 4GB users going to do when they need to upgrade?

Wake up Microsoft and stop telling us that your ‘research’ shows happiness about the pricing, when most of your customers are obviously NOT happy.

I’m still trying to grasp the lack of marketing brain power here… no 250GB 360s/Kinect Bundle? Nope… still don’t get it. Stupid… Stupid decision.

wow… Do they actually want people to buy this thing, or do they just want it to look good on store shelves. A peripheral for the price of a console… Not to smart.. And there is no argument about “It comes with Kinect adventures” blah blah. Kinect sports should be free with it anyway. 100$ would have been a much better price. And Joy Ride, that game that was once a free to own idea has been turned into a gimmic racing game for 50 bux…. Just not smart. CC this to the hardware guys on the xbox team😛

I would’ve been tempted by a kinect/360s bundle if it came with a hard drive. I wouldn’t mind having a kinect unit and a new 360s but I can’t see myself paying $450 for that. Guess I’ll stick to my 60g 360 and wait and see if the price drops one day on kinect.

I bought the original Xbox on launch day and the same for the 360, which I much prefer to my PS3 and Wii. But I have to say this $150 price tag is absolute insanity. The people behind the decision and the implementation of Kinect have already failed and I find it hard to believe they can’t see that. No way in the world am I paying $150 for this thing, a sentiment that seems to be running high among others. And Kinect did at least have me interested, though now I’ll probably go with the PlayStation Move instead.
Just wondering who Microsoft thinks its audience is going to be at that price tag? Hardcore gamers will be busy buying COD, Fable 3, the new Fallout, etc. at this time of year with that $150. The casual audience is not going to pony up $150 for an item that seems to have so little to it from a hardware perspective.
To Major Nelson and those at Microsoft, I almost never complain about business decisions or pricing because nobody is forcing me to buy anything. But in this case, someone there needs to have a bit of sense slapped into them.

I’ve been giving this thing the benefit of the doubt for months, and have bit by tongue during that time… but it almost seems like MS is making a calculated effort to bury this project… as if it has problems they know are going to be there on launch.

@ROBBMAC
they had all of the new black accessories at the gamestop i went to a few days ago in the oklahoma city area. i saw the new black controllers, the black wireless headset, black chatpad, black controllers that come with the play and charge kit and even the black wired headsets. it doesn’t appear places like amazon have them yet though.

I’m not paying £130 for it, plain and simple and I’m one of the people who has been enthusiastic about Natal/Kinect from the word go. Was planning to get this around christmas but now I’ll wait until it drops A LOT. Is it not enough that Microsoft will make a huge profit on the games it will sell?

*sigh* I had my hopes for Kinect. I planned on buying one of the new motion control set ups this year and Kinect was what I was planning on. But Move is officially cheaper, so it looks like it will be Move. Someone else had it right, I could justify ~$100. But it’s the holiday, I got other things to buy (Fable 3 and New Vegas, not to mention christmas gifts.) Kinect will have to wait until the price drops. And I really wanted the voice control for Netflix. D: